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I’m an evolutionary biologist working on various fronts. My main research applies phylogenetics, and population genetics to address evolutionary questions with a focus on spiders. Current topics include evolution of sociality in spiders, evolutionary biomechanical of spider silk, and a large project on the biogeography of the Caribbean and the role of dispersal in diversification.

Agnarsson I, Kuntner M. 2012. The Generation of a Biodiversity Hotspot: Biogeography and Phylogeography of the Western Indian Ocean Islands. In Kesara Anamthawat-Jonsson (Ed.): Current Topics in Phylogenetics and Phylogeography of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems. Rijeka: In Tech Publishers, pp. 33-82. ISBN 978-953-51-0217-5

Agnarsson I. 2006a. A revision of the New World eximius lineage of Anelosimus (Araneae, Theridiidae) and a phylogenetic analysis using worldwide exemplars. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 146: 453-593.